Vehicle-wheel.



M. ARNAVAS.

Patented July 2, 1918.

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Specification of Letters'latent.

'Patented lJuny a, 191e.

Application filed September 28, 1917. Serial No. 193,799.

To all whom it may concern.' y Be it known that I, MARIO ARNAvAs, a citizen of Kingdom of Italy, residing at San Francisco, in the county 'of San Francisco and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Wheels, of which the following is a sp'ecication. Y

This invention relates to a vehiclewheel which is of the resilientJ type and is primarily intended for use upon motor'vehicles.

The primary object of the invention is to provide ak vehicle wheel wherein the construction of the hub of the 'wheel is such that it may be employed to absorb the shocks and jars incident to the travel of the wheel over an uneven surface.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the hub of the wheel that the section comprising the same may be connected by a Vresilient lacing which also serves to maintain in spaced relation a plurality of cushions by means of which the hub sections are maintained in spaced relation.

With these and other objects in view, the

invention resides in the novel combination and arrangement of parts, which will -be hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claim.

The preferred embodiment of the invention has been illustrated in the accompanying drawings, although no restriction isy necessarily made to theprecise details vof construction therein shown, as changes, alterations, and modications within the scope of the claim may be resorted to when deresponding partsk throughout the severa-lviews in the drawings.

Referring now to the drawings in detail,` the letter A designates a vehicle wheel constructed in accordance with the invention wherein the hub Bof the wheel has radiating therefrom spokes 5 engaged with the channeled felly 6 upon which is mounted a resilient tire 7.

. The hub B yincludes an axle boxing 8of cylindrical shape which is slotted between` itsends to provide a plurality of arcuate shape eyes 9. f Arranged circumferentially of the boxing 8 isa band 10 which constitutes the outer section of the hub B has its inner faceV slotted to provide' the band with a plurality of arcuate shape eyes 7 11. The band 10 is held against lateral `movement with relation to the boxing 8 byL a pair of rings 12 which Vextend beyond the band 1 0 and have formed therein openingsv 13 through which are passed stems 111l at the ends of the boxing 8. The stems 14 extend beyond the rings 12 and have mounted thereon nuts 15 by means of which the rings are forced firmly aga-inst the ends of the boxing 8 and retained upon the stems. The band 10 and boxing 8 may be formed from any material suitable for the purpose, although if these members are formed from molded material the eyes can be more Veasily formed therein than is the case where the band and boxing are formed of wood.

The lacing 16 which in this instance has' been shown as a resilient metallic strip is threaded through the eyes 9 and 11 in the hub sections to form a plurality of loops 17 whichnot only serve to connect the hub sections but divide the space therebetween into compartments 18. v

yArranged within each of the compart-` ments 18 is a resilient segment shape cushion 19 which serves to maintain the band 10 and the boxing 8in spaced relation, said cushions beingV spaced from each other by the arms of the loops 17.

From thel connection with the accompanying drawings Y it is apparent that a durable and inexpenforegoing description taken in L'ro Y sive vehicle wheel has been provided wherein theihub-is so constructed that it serves to absorb shocks and ars when the wheel is Y k'travelingV over an uneven surface. 1` Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is In a vehicle wheel, a band having arcuate eyes therein the terminals of which open out through the inner peripheral face of the band, an axle boxing Within said band havthreaded through the eyes in said band and ing arcuate eyes therein the terminals of boxing contacting with the ends of said `which open out through the outer peripheral cushions, and rin-gs eoexte'nsive in diameter 1U face of the boxing, cushions interposed bewith said band detachably mounted on the 5 tween the eyes in said band bearing upon ends of said boxing. the outer peripheral face of said boxing In testimony whereof I'afIiX my signature. above the eyes therein, a continuous lacing MARIO ARNAVAS.

Copies of this patent may be obtainedfor five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

` Waslilg'ton', D. C. 

